Kaaya did the same thing Malik did at the same moment of the FSU game in 2016. He made an incredible throw to get us into a position to win on the final offensive play of the game. He can't control the missed PAT that sends the game to OT.
And Malik absolutely did not do it every single time. He threw an inexcusable INT very late at UNC, right after we'd gotten a turnover in a situation where a field goal ices the game. He didn't do it at all against Pitt, especially in the 4th where he was so unbelievably bad he actually got yanked. And please try and remember he made the wrong throw, short, into double coverage, that bounced off two defenders on the the play Langham made that incredible catch against Georgia Tech.
You're completely revising history to suit your constant narrative.
Me? Malik's INT came with over 8 minutes to go in the 4th when we were still up 24-13. It led to no points; UNC didn't cut it to a one score game until 2 possessions later. It was Travis Homer's fumble with 2 minutes to go you're thinking about that cost us a chance to put the game on ice.
"And please try and remember he made the wrong throw, short, into double coverage,
that bounced off two defenders on the the play Langham made that incredible catch against Georgia Tech."
This is just a lie that needs to die.
Skip to 1:28. That ball bounced off of nobody. The first thing it hits is Langham's hands. The defender played it the way you're taught. He put a hand in between the receiver's hands and tried to rip it out. Langham made a **** of a play to stay with it, and the throw could have been a little better, but it was thrown back shoulder to prevent the safety from factoring into the play, which he did not. You're delusional to think that was a pass thrown into double coverage. It was 4th down. We needed a play or the game is over. Malik delivered.
And that's really all that matters. We can sit here and talk if's and buts, and defenses and coaches, and you'll never hear me argue that Kaaya didn't make the routine plays far more consistently than Rosier, but when you have the ball with 2 minutes to go and a chance to score to win your defense--however terrible--and your coaches--however terrible--have done enough to give us a chance to win and it's entirely up to the QB. Against FSU I have no doubt that Kaaya would have thrown the ball away and settled for a field goal. Against GaTech, he would have never given Langham a chance to make a play and we would have lost.
I'm not arguing that Rosier is great, but you people trying to reduce last season down to two instances of pure luck are doing it for one reason and one reason only: so you can build up a fantasy world where you can just insert any QB and they'll probably have the same chances of getting lucky.
